Pre‐Viking Swedish hillfort glass: A prospective long‐term alteration analogue for vitrified nuclear waste

Weaver, Jamie L.; Pearce, Carolyn I.; Sjöblom, Rolf; McCloy, John S.; Miller, Micah; Varga, Tamas; Arey, Bruce W.; Conroy, Michele A.; Peeler, David K.; Koestler, Robert J.; DePriest, Paula T.; Vicenzi, Edward P.; Hjärthner‐Holdar, Eva; Ogenhall, Erik; Kruger, Albert A.

doi:10.1111/ijag.12351

Pre‐Viking Swedish hillfort glass: A prospective long‐term alteration analogue for vitrified nuclear waste

Journal Article · Sat Apr 14 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · International Journal of Applied Glass Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/ijag.12351· OSTI ID:1433263

^[1]; Pearce, Carolyn I. ^[2]; Sjöblom, Rolf ^[3]; ^[4]; Miller, Micah ^[2]; ^[2]; Arey, Bruce W. ^[2]; Conroy, Michele A. ^[2]; Peeler, David K. ^[2]; Koestler, Robert J. ^[5]; DePriest, Paula T. ^[5]; Vicenzi, Edward P. ^[5]; Hjärthner‐Holdar, Eva ^[6]; Ogenhall, Erik ^[6]; Kruger, Albert A. ^[7]

National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg MD USA, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA USA
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA USA
Luleå University of Technology Luleå Sweden
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA USA, School of Materials and Mechanical Engineering Washington State University Pullman WA USA
Museum Conservation Institute Smithsonian Institution Suitland MD USA
The Archaeologists Geoarchaeological Laboratory National Historical Museums (SHMM) Uppsala Sweden
U.S. Department of Energy Office of River Protection Richland WA USA

Abstract

Models for long‐term glass alteration are required to satisfy performance predictions of vitrified nuclear waste in various disposal scenarios. Durability parameters are usually extracted from short‐term laboratory tests, and sometimes checked with long‐term natural experiments on glasses, termed analogues. In this paper, a unique potential ancient glass analogue from Sweden is discussed. The hillfort glass found at Broborg represents a unique case study as a vitrified waste glass analogue to compare to Low Activity Waste glass to be emplaced in near surface conditions at Hanford (USA). Glasses at Broborg have similar and dissimilar compositions to LAW glasses, allowing the testing of long‐term alteration of different glass chemistries. In addition, the environmental history of the site is reasonably well documented. Initial investigations on previously collected samples established methodologies for handling and characterizing these artifacts by laboratory methods while preserving their alteration layers and cultural context. Evidence of possible biologically influenced glass alteration, and differential alteration in the 2 types of glass found at the Broborg site is presented.

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Journal Information:: International Journal of Applied Glass Science, Journal Name: International Journal of Applied Glass Science Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 9; ISSN 2041-1286

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